halite
pronunciation
How to pronounce halite in British English:
UK ['hælaɪt]
How to pronounce halite in American English:
US ['hælaɪt]
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- Noun:
- naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride
Word Origin
- halite (n.)
- "rock-salt, natural sodium chloride," 1868, coined as Modern Latin halites in 1847 by German mineralogist Ernst Friedrich Glocker (1793-1858), from Greek hals "salt" (see halo-) + chemical noun suffix -ite (2).